The Armed Forces of Ukraine left positions in the city of Suda of the Kursk region of Russia and moved closer to the Russian-Ukrainian border.
This is evidenced by the map published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the official map of the operation in the Kursk region, Sudzha is indicated under the control of Russia.
This is an official confirmation of the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from the city.
The map shows that Ukrainian troops are far beyond the borders of Sudzhi.
Earlier on March 13, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the transition to the control of the Russian troops of the village of Sudzha in the Kursk region, as well as two more settlements in this region.
Suda – the administrative center of the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region. The city has been under the control of Ukrainian troops since August 2024, that is, after their invasion of the Russian Federation. The village was also located the Suda gas -measuring station – part of the Urengoy -Mara – Uzhgorod gas pipeline, according to which gas transit through Ukraine to the European Union countries.
In recent weeks, Russian troops have significantly activated their efforts in the Kursk direction.
On the evening of March 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin in military uniform visited one of the command posts in the Kursk region. This was the first visit to the head of state of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation since the invasion of Ukrainian troops in the region in August 2024. The Russian leader set the task “as soon as possible” to finally defeat the enemy in the region and ensure the security zone.
Fierce battles between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation lasted on August 6, 2024. On the territory of the Russian region, federal emergencies operate and who.